Norwegian F-35s At Luke AFB

Norwegian F-35s At Luke AFBVideo by Senior Airman Jenna Bigham and Tech. Sgt. Michael Jackson 56th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

The first two Norwegian F-35 aircraft arriving at Luke AFB, AZ and the first Royal Norwegian Air Force F-35 student pilot’s initial flight. Norway is one of the F-35 partner nations currently training pilots at Luke AFB. The two Norwegian F-35 jets arrived from the Lockheed Martin plant at Ft. Worth, TX and will join the 62nd Fighter Squadron which is training both Norwegian and Italian pilots in addition to US pilots. Maj. Morten Hanche of the Royal Norwegian Air Force also did his initial F-35 flight and is the first Norwegian student to complete F-35 training at Luke AFB. Both events took place on Nov. 10th, which is the birthday of the Royal Norwegian Air Force.